emissions of air pollutants in Slovakia
Slovakia: emissions of air pollutants was 318,746 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
318,746 tonnes
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
101st
of 220 countries
All-time high
1.06 million tonnes
in 1980
All-time low
175,800 tonnes
in 1947
Years of data
273
1750–2022
emissions of air pollutants in Slovakia, 1750–2022
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2022, emissions of air pollutants in Slovakia stood at 318,746 tonnes.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants in Slovakia peaked at 1.06 million tonnes in 1980 and was at its lowest, 175,800 tonnes, in 1947.
Slovakia ranks 101st of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
emissions of air pollutants in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 199,389 tonnes | — |
| 1751 | 200,105 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1752 | 200,820 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1753 | 201,535 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1754 | 202,249 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1755 | 202,962 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1756 | 203,675 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1757 | 204,386 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1758 | 205,097 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1759 | 205,807 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1760 | 206,516 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1761 | 207,248 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1762 | 207,979 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1763 | 208,709 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1764 | 209,438 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1765 | 210,166 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1766 | 210,893 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1767 | 211,619 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1768 | 212,345 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1769 | 213,069 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1770 | 213,793 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1771 | 214,539 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1772 | 215,284 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1773 | 216,028 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1774 | 216,770 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1775 | 217,512 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1776 | 218,253 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1777 | 218,993 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1778 | 219,731 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1779 | 220,469 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1780 | 221,206 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1781 | 221,964 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1782 | 222,721 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1783 | 223,478 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1784 | 224,232 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1785 | 224,986 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1786 | 225,739 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1787 | 226,490 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1788 | 227,240 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1789 | 227,989 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1790 | 228,737 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1791 | 229,506 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1792 | 230,274 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1793 | 231,040 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1794 | 231,805 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1795 | 232,569 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1796 | 233,331 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1797 | 234,092 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1798 | 234,851 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1799 | 235,610 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1800 | 236,367 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1801 | 237,144 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1802 | 237,919 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1803 | 238,693 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1804 | 239,466 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1805 | 240,237 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1806 | 241,006 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1807 | 241,774 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1808 | 242,540 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1809 | 243,305 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1810 | 244,068 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1811 | 245,333 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1812 | 246,595 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1813 | 247,855 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1814 | 249,112 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1815 | 250,367 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1816 | 251,619 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1817 | 252,868 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1818 | 254,115 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1819 | 255,359 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1820 | 256,600 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1821 | 257,906 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1822 | 259,210 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1823 | 260,510 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1824 | 261,807 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1825 | 263,101 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1826 | 264,392 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1827 | 265,680 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1828 | 266,965 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1829 | 268,247 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1830 | 269,526 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1831 | 270,870 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1832 | 272,211 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1833 | 273,548 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1834 | 274,882 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1835 | 276,212 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1836 | 277,539 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1837 | 278,863 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1838 | 280,182 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1839 | 281,499 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1840 | 282,811 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1841 | 284,189 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1842 | 285,563 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1843 | 286,933 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1844 | 288,299 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1845 | 289,661 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1846 | 291,018 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1847 | 292,372 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1848 | 293,722 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1849 | 295,067 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1850 | 296,409 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1851 | 298,013 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1852 | 299,629 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1853 | 301,258 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1854 | 302,899 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1855 | 304,553 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1856 | 306,219 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1857 | 307,898 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1858 | 309,590 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1859 | 311,294 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1860 | 313,382 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1861 | 315,313 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1862 | 317,244 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1863 | 319,172 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1864 | 321,095 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1865 | 323,014 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1866 | 324,929 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1867 | 326,835 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1868 | 328,743 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1869 | 330,648 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1870 | 332,550 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1871 | 334,608 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1872 | 336,465 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1873 | 338,128 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1874 | 339,592 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1875 | 340,855 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1876 | 349,200 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1877 | 350,222 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1878 | 351,036 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1879 | 352,219 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1880 | 352,966 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1881 | 353,834 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1882 | 353,768 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1883 | 354,596 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1884 | 354,426 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1885 | 354,516 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 354,493 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1887 | 354,302 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1888 | 354,586 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1889 | 354,394 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1890 | 354,434 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 353,446 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1892 | 351,568 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1893 | 349,771 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1894 | 347,917 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1895 | 346,361 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1896 | 344,198 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1897 | 343,117 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1898 | 340,600 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1899 | 338,086 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1900 | 334,163 tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1901 | 332,483 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1902 | 329,505 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1903 | 326,643 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1904 | 323,320 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1905 | 320,712 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1906 | 318,668 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1907 | 316,901 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1908 | 313,656 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1909 | 309,202 tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1910 | 304,483 tonnes | -1.5% |
| 1911 | 302,805 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1912 | 303,407 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1913 | 303,208 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1914 | 293,710 tonnes | -3.1% |
| 1915 | 288,640 tonnes | -1.7% |
| 1916 | 286,713 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1917 | 278,762 tonnes | -2.8% |
| 1918 | 266,678 tonnes | -4.3% |
| 1919 | 259,365 tonnes | -2.7% |
| 1920 | 254,068 tonnes | -2.0% |
| 1921 | 248,846 tonnes | -2.1% |
| 1922 | 243,053 tonnes | -2.3% |
| 1923 | 242,522 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1924 | 247,805 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1925 | 242,893 tonnes | -2.0% |
| 1926 | 240,434 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1927 | 239,948 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1928 | 238,726 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1929 | 240,580 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1930 | 231,460 tonnes | -3.8% |
| 1931 | 225,610 tonnes | -2.5% |
| 1932 | 218,007 tonnes | -3.4% |
| 1933 | 212,582 tonnes | -2.5% |
| 1934 | 210,167 tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1935 | 208,425 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1936 | 208,697 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1937 | 214,687 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1938 | 221,562 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1939 | 225,187 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1940 | 230,717 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1941 | 227,561 tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1942 | 228,684 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1943 | 232,635 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1944 | 226,460 tonnes | -2.7% |
| 1945 | 183,483 tonnes | -19.0% |
| 1946 | 178,623 tonnes | -2.6% |
| 1947 | 175,800 tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1948 | 179,574 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1949 | 180,390 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1950 | 190,310 tonnes | +5.5% |
| 1951 | 193,890 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1952 | 200,333 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1953 | 203,024 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1954 | 210,523 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1955 | 213,590 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1956 | 220,745 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1957 | 228,741 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1958 | 239,172 tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1959 | 246,694 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1960 | 264,910 tonnes | +7.4% |
| 1961 | 289,687 tonnes | +9.4% |
| 1962 | 314,101 tonnes | +8.4% |
| 1963 | 331,863 tonnes | +5.7% |
| 1964 | 359,974 tonnes | +8.5% |
| 1965 | 368,897 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 379,873 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 404,983 tonnes | +6.6% |
| 1968 | 423,581 tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1969 | 458,046 tonnes | +8.1% |
| 1970 | 517,002 tonnes | +12.9% |
| 1971 | 562,488 tonnes | +8.8% |
| 1972 | 589,050 tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 622,587 tonnes | +5.7% |
| 1974 | 608,229 tonnes | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 630,372 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 634,122 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 656,876 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 678,848 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 694,148 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 1.06 million tonnes | +52.6% |
| 1981 | 1.04 million tonnes | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 1.03 million tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 905,818 tonnes | -12.1% |
| 1984 | 950,840 tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 930,056 tonnes | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 890,914 tonnes | -4.2% |
| 1987 | 929,442 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 967,781 tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 1.05 million tonnes | +8.4% |
| 1990 | 1.03 million tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 952,368 tonnes | -7.8% |
| 1992 | 897,142 tonnes | -5.8% |
| 1993 | 798,568 tonnes | -11.0% |
| 1994 | 722,774 tonnes | -9.5% |
| 1995 | 654,996 tonnes | -9.4% |
| 1996 | 614,279 tonnes | -6.2% |
| 1997 | 559,464 tonnes | -8.9% |
| 1998 | 570,830 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 545,074 tonnes | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 541,279 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 553,762 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 475,465 tonnes | -14.1% |
| 2003 | 500,376 tonnes | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 507,772 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 547,439 tonnes | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 503,332 tonnes | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 499,052 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 461,052 tonnes | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 405,018 tonnes | -12.2% |
| 2010 | 446,212 tonnes | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 413,399 tonnes | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 426,537 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 388,285 tonnes | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 314,489 tonnes | -19.0% |
| 2015 | 357,827 tonnes | +13.8% |
| 2016 | 367,530 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 372,642 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 312,115 tonnes | -16.2% |
| 2019 | 282,446 tonnes | -9.5% |
| 2020 | 276,342 tonnes | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 333,877 tonnes | +20.8% |
| 2022 | 318,746 tonnes | -4.5% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 318,746 tonnes is above the median for high income countries, which is 150,374 tonnes, 2.1× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 318,746 tonnes is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 280,480 tonnes, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where emissions of air pollutants in Slovakia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +52.6% | 694,148 tonnes | 1.06 million tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 202,602 tonnes | 199,389 tonnes | 205,807 tonnes | 10 |
| 1760s | 209,798 tonnes | 206,516 tonnes | 213,069 tonnes | 10 |
| 1770s | 217,137 tonnes | 213,793 tonnes | 220,469 tonnes | 10 |
| 1780s | 224,604 tonnes | 221,206 tonnes | 227,989 tonnes | 10 |
| 1790s | 232,182 tonnes | 228,737 tonnes | 235,610 tonnes | 10 |
| 1800s | 239,845 tonnes | 236,367 tonnes | 243,305 tonnes | 10 |
| 1810s | 249,729 tonnes | 244,068 tonnes | 255,359 tonnes | 10 |
| 1820s | 262,442 tonnes | 256,600 tonnes | 268,247 tonnes | 10 |
| 1830s | 275,533 tonnes | 269,526 tonnes | 281,499 tonnes | 10 |
| 1840s | 288,964 tonnes | 282,811 tonnes | 295,067 tonnes | 10 |
| 1850s | 303,776 tonnes | 296,409 tonnes | 311,294 tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 322,038 tonnes | 313,382 tonnes | 330,648 tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 342,488 tonnes | 332,550 tonnes | 352,219 tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 354,188 tonnes | 352,966 tonnes | 354,596 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 346,950 tonnes | 338,086 tonnes | 354,434 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 322,525 tonnes | 309,202 tonnes | 334,163 tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 288,777 tonnes | 259,365 tonnes | 304,483 tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 243,888 tonnes | 238,726 tonnes | 254,068 tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 217,638 tonnes | 208,425 tonnes | 231,460 tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 204,393 tonnes | 175,800 tonnes | 232,635 tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 214,702 tonnes | 190,310 tonnes | 246,694 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 359,592 tonnes | 264,910 tonnes | 458,046 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 619,372 tonnes | 517,002 tonnes | 694,148 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 975,369 tonnes | 890,914 tonnes | 1.06 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 734,824 tonnes | 545,074 tonnes | 1.03 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 499,455 tonnes | 405,018 tonnes | 553,762 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 368,148 tonnes | 282,446 tonnes | 446,212 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 309,655 tonnes | 276,342 tonnes | 333,877 tonnes | 3 |
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- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,742 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 392.81 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,349 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.48 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 48.18 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 698.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 677.21 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 21.65 kt (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is emissions of air pollutants in Slovakia?
- Emissions of air pollutants in Slovakia was 318,746 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 million tonnes in 1980.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 175,800 tonnes in 1947.
- How does Slovakia rank for emissions of air pollutants?
- Slovakia ranks 101st out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Carbon monoxide (CO) is a pollutant produced from the incomplete combustion of carbon-based fuels such as oil, gas, wood, and coal. CO is a harmful gas that contributes to both outdoor and indoor air pollution.